Posts by Liam Redmond
Snapchat is nearing 1 billion monthly users. Why can’t it turn a profit?
[ad_1] Snapchat, an app whose disappearing messages and silly face filters made chatting with loved ones more casual, is close to a milestone that few social media platforms achieve: reaching 1 billion monthly users. But Snap, the Santa Monica company behind the app, faces a crucial test. The 14-year-old tech company is still losing money…
Read MoreExclusive | Fauci involved in ‘massive’ COVID-19 origins cover-up, FDA chief Marty Makary tells ‘Pod Force One’
[ad_1] Dr. Anthony Fauci orchestrated a “massive cover-up” about the origins of COVID-19 while serving as a top public health official during the coronavirus pandemic, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary argued on the latest episode of “Pod Force One.” Makary, a former professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, explained to “Pod…
Read MoreIHH Healthcare’s Q3 net profit rises 15% to RM616 million
[ad_1] Revenue is up 16% at RM6.6 billion, on the back of strong performances from key markets Malaysia and India [SINGAPORE] IHH Healthcare on Wednesday (Nov 26) posted a net profit of RM616 million (S$194.3 million) for its third quarter ended Sep 30, a 15 per cent increase from RM534 million in the prior year.…
Read MoreFormer Madison School Teacher Who Had a Sexual Encounter with Her Student After Taking Him Home on Graduation Day, Sentenced to Probation
[ad_1] Former Madison Public Schools teacher Nixel Ortiz was sentenced to 24 months’ probation and ordered to pay a $2000 fine for a case involving a minor. As part of her sentence, Ortiz was also ordered to register on the Nebraska Sex Offender Registry for a period of 25 years. The 30-year-old teacher was initially…
Read MoreHong Kong high rise fire kills four as blaze rips through multiple towers in Tai Po
[ad_1] Four people have died after a massive fire engulfed multiple high-rise towers of a residential complex in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, with thick grey smoke billowing out as emergency services battled to subdue the blaze. Several people remain trapped inside the burning towers, public broadcaster RTHK reported, citing police, while two people are in critical condition having suffered…
Read MoreSingapore stocks track Wall Street gains; STI up 0.4%
[ad_1] Across the broader market, gainers outnumber losers 280 to 258, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion change hands [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Wednesday (Nov 26), tracking overnight gains on Wall Street. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.4 per cent or 15.93 points to finish at 4,501.56. The iEdge Singapore…
Read MoreMcKinsey cuts about 200 tech jobs, shifts more roles to AI
[ad_1] The company is not ruling out additional reductions across different functions over the next two years [SINGAPORE] McKinsey & Co cut about 200 global tech jobs in the past week as the consulting firm joins rivals in using artificial intelligence to automate some positions. The company is not ruling out additional reductions across different…
Read MoreMOH orders Cordlife to stop collecting new cord blood in fresh blow to company
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Embattled cord-blood bank Cordlife received a notice from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to stop collecting, testing, processing and/or storing new cord blood, effective Wednesday (Nov 26). This means that the group has been suspended from collecting new cord blood units (CBUs). Cordlife will only be permitted to store existing CBUs, while performing…
Read MoreMOH orders Cordlife to stop collecting cord blood; company calls for trading halt
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Embattled cord-blood bank Cordlife received a notice from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to stop collecting, testing, processing and/or storing new cord blood, effective Wednesday (Nov 26). This means that the group has been suspended from collecting new cord-blood units (CBUs). Cordlife will be permitted only to store existing CBUs, while performing limited…
Read MoreCitigroup hires Nomura, Wells Fargo traders in foreign-exchange business push across Asia
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Citigroup has hired seven personnel, including former traders from Nomura International and Wells Fargo, to boost its foreign-exchange business in Asia. Nicky Lam, formerly of Nomura in Singapore, has joined Citi’s Group-of-10 currency options trading team as director, according to a company statement seen by Bloomberg. Former Wells Fargo and NatWest Markets trader…
Read MoreNavy sailor dies after rescuing 2 children from high surf in Hawaii waters
[ad_1] A Florida sailor stationed in Hawaii died after heroically rescuing two children in Waiapua‘a Bay. Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jeffrey Diaz, 47, of Florida, died Saturday, according to a news release from the Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD). Diaz, who was stationed at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Barking Sands, jumped into the water to rescue two children…
Read MoreWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s ‘criminal illegal alien’ relative detained by ICE
[ad_1] A relative of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was detained by federal immigration officials in Massachusetts, according to a report. Bruna Caroline Ferreira, “a criminal illegal alien from Brazil,” was taken into custody in Revere, Mass., after allegedly overstaying her tourist visa that expired in June 1999, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson…
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